Abstract
This article reviews some of the recent literature on teacher recruitment and retention published in the United States. It describes the merits of having a diverse teaching force, and explains that the issue of a lack of representation of teachers of color in American schools is not a result of recruitment; rather, it is the retention of these teachers that is the problem at hand. The article uncovers the reasons teachers of color leave the profession, and makes suggestions about changes that would make it possible for these teachers to stay.
Recommended Citation
Pearson, Ferial and Fuglei, Monica
(2019)
"Keeping Teachers of Color: Recruitment is Not the Problem,"
Journal of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning and Leadership in Education: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ctlle/vol4/iss1/5